關於單位的問題

a school of fish 一群魚群

a fit of gust 一陣強風

a herd of elephants 一群大象

a pile of wood 一堆木材

a bank of smoke 一團黑煙

a piece of grass 一片草地

pieces of CDROM 一疊CDROM

a barrel of gasoline 一筒汽油

一群(魚,羊,牛,豬,雞,人....),

Use "A flock of, or a herd of,

1.A group of animals that live, travel, or feed together.

2.A group of people under the leadership of one person, especially the members of a church.

3.A large crowd or number: had a flock of questions.

一陣(風,雨....) A gust of...

1.A strong, abrupt rush of wind.

2.A sudden burst, as of rain or smoke.

3.An outburst of emotion. eg. a gust of jealousy

一疊(紙,光碟片...) a pile of...

a collection of objects laid on top of each other

a bundle of...

1.A group of objects held together, as by tying or wrapping.

2.Something wrapped or tied up for carrying; a package.

Flock is applied to a congregation of animals of one kind, especially sheep or goats herded by people, and to any congregation of wild or domesticated birds, especially when on the ground. It is also applicable to people who form the membership of a church or to people under someone's care or supervision.

Herd is used of a number of animals, especially cattle, herded by people; or of wild animals such as antelope, elephants, and zebras; or of whales and seals. Applied to people, it is used disparagingly of a crowd or of the masses and suggests the gregarious aspect of crowd psychology.

Drove is used of a herd or flock, as of cattle or geese, that is being moved or driven from one place to another; less often it refers to a crowd of people in movement.

Pack is applicable to any body of animals, especially wolves, or of birds, especially grouse, and to a body of hounds trained to hunt as a unit. It also refers disparagingly to a band or group of persons. Gang refers to a herd, especially of buffalo or elk; to a pack of wolves or wild dogs; or to various associations of persons, especially when engaged in violent or criminal pursuits.

Brood is applicable to offspring that are still under the care of a mother, especially the offspring of domestic or game birds or, less formally, of people.·The following related terms are used as indicated: bevy, a company of roe deer, larks, or quail; cast, the number of hawks or falcons cast off at one time, usually a pair; cete, a company of badgers; covert, a flock of coots; covey, a family of grouse, partridges, or other game birds; drift, a drove or herd, especially of hogs; exaltation, a flight of larks; fall, a family of woodcock in flight; flight, a flock of birds in flight; gaggle, a flock of geese; gam, a school of whales, or a social congregation of whalers, especially at sea; kennel, a number of hounds or dogs housed in one place or under the same ownership; kindle, a brood or litter, especially of kittens; litter, the total number of offspring produced at a single birth by a multiparous mammal; murder, a flock of crows; muster, a flock of peacocks; nide, a brood of pheasants; pod, a small herd of seals or whales; pride, a company of lions; rout, a company of people or animals in movement, especially knights or wolves; school, a congregation of fish, or aquatic mammals such as dolphins or porpoises; shrewdness, a company of apes; skein, a flight of wildfowl, especially geese; skulk, a congregation of vermin, especially foxes, or of thieves; sloth, a company of bears; sord, a flight of mallards; sounder, a herd of wild boar; stable, a number of horses housed in one place or under the same ownership; swarm, a colony of insects, such as ants, bees, or wasps, especially when migrating to a new nest or hive; troop, a number of animals, birds, or people, especially when on the move; warren, the inhabitants, such as rabbits, of a warren; watch, a flock of nightingales; and wisp, a flock of birds, especially of snipe.

一桶(汽油,水....) a bucket of...; a bottle of...; a barrel of

The amount that a bucket can hold: One bucket of paint

a barrel of oil

a bucket of water

一片(森林,草地....),a field of...

1.A background area, as on a flag, painting, or coin: a blue insignia on a field of red.

2.A broad, level, open expanse of land.

3.A meadow: a field of buttercups.

4.A cultivated expanse of land, especially one devoted to a particular crop: a field of corn.

5.A portion of land or a geologic formation containing a specified natural resource.

6.A wide unbroken expanse, as of ice. eg. a field of ice

一團(火球,黑煙...) a bank of...; a mount of

1.A piled-up mass, as of snow or clouds

eg. a bank og black clouds

A heap of...一團,一堆

1.A group of things placed or thrown, one on top of the other:

a heap of dirty rags

A piece of:

1.A thing considered as a unit or an element of a larger thing, quantity, or class; a portion: a piece of string.

2.A portion or part that has been separated from a whole: a piece of cake.

3.An object that is one member of a group or class: a piece of furniture.

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heap, bank, mound, pile, stack

These nouns denote a group or collection of things lying one on top of the other:

a heap of old newspapers;

a bank of thunderclouds;

a mound of boulders;

a pile of boxes;

a stack of firewood.

a crowd of well-wishers;

a crush of autograph seekers;

a flock of schoolchildren;

a horde of demonstrators;

a mob of hard-rock enthusiasts;

a press of shoppers;

throngs of tourists

a batch of letters

a deal of trouble

a lot of money

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There are too many to list.

I would look up dictionary and look it up for other ways to describe for this.

對 我上面的朋友說得對 還有一片草地我比較會寫A field of grass or "Lawn" (??)

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